| From Economist.com: In 2007 and 2008, before the world was swept by financial panic, the biggest global economic threat appeared to be a sharp and sustained rise in commodity prices. Soaring oil costs rattled rich world consumers while a spike in food prices battered the world's poor. Prices tumbled during the crisis but have crept up again in recovery. A new crisis may loom.
Overheating emerging markets are boosting global demand at a time when supply is tight. Extreme weather events have led to poor harvests around the world. Some credit rising prices with a wave of political unrest, which has itself placed upward pressure on commodities, especially oil..............................................Full Article: Source |